James Baldwin was beginning to be recognized as the most brilliant
black writer of his generation when his first book of essays,
"Notes of a Native Son," " "established his reputation in 1955. No
one was more pleased by the book's reception than Baldwin's high
school friend Sol Stein. A rising New York editor, novelist, and
playwright, Stein had suggested that Baldwin do the book and coaxed
his old friend through the long and sometimes agonizing process of
putting the volume together and seeing it into print. Now, in this
fascinating new book, Sol Stein documents the story of his intense
creative partnership with Baldwin through newly uncovered letters,
photos, inscriptions, and an illuminating memoir of the friendship
that resulted in one of the classics of American literature.
Included in this book are the two works they created together-the
story "Dark Runner" and the play "Equal in Paris," both published
here for the first time.
Though a world of difference separated them-Baldwin was black and
gay, living in self-imposed exile in Europe; Stein was Jewish and
married, with a growing family to support-the two men shared the
same fundamental passion. Nothing mattered more to either of them
than telling and writing the truth, which was not always welcome.
As Stein wrote Baldwin in a long, heartfelt letter, "You are the
only friend with whom I feel comfortable about all three: heart,
head, and writing." In this extraordinary book, Stein unfolds how
that shared passion played out in the months surrounding the
creation and publication of Baldwin's "Notes of a Native Son," in
which Baldwin's main themes are illuminated.
A literary event published to honor the eightieth anniversary of
James Baldwin's birth, "Native Sons" is a celebration of one of the
most fruitful and influential friendships in American letters.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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